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The Lily of the Tenements (1911)

1911 · Silent film · 1 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

  • Drama

Synopsis

A struggling young seamstress supports her elderly parents by working at home. The landlord offers free rent for sex, but she declines. He threatens foreclosure, but she is saved when a large sewing order comes her way. She rushes to the landlord’s office to arrange for an extension on the rent, encounters the landlord’s son, and leaves an ambiguous message saying only that she must see the landlord on important business. The old man receives the message and leaves for her apartment. His son,…

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Director
D.W. Griffith
Studio
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Released
1911-02-27
Running time
1 minutes

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